Man United vs Watford

30 March 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Marcus Rashford 28’
  • Anthony Martial 72’
  • Abdoulaye Doucouré 90’

Match summary

Man United won 2-1 at home to Watford. Man United led 1-0 at half-time.

Marcus Rashford put Man United ahead in the 28th minute, set up by Luke Shaw, Anthony Martial made it 2-0 in the 72nd minute, and Abdoulaye Doucouré pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 90th minute, set up by Isaac Success.

The chances backed that up: Man United created 2.64 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Watford's 1.36 from 20.

Match stats

Man United Watford
8 Shots 20
5 Shots on Target 8
3 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.98 xG 1.35
1.98 Non-penalty xG 1.35
12 Deep Completions 19

Key events

Man United Watford
Kick-off
Marcus Rashford
Assist: Luke Shaw
1-0 (Man United)
28’
Half-time1-0
Anthony Martial2-0 (Man United)
72’
90’
Abdoulaye Doucouré
Assist: Isaac Success
2-1 (Watford)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Man United
  • Andreas Pereira
Watford
  • Adam Masina
  • Will Hughes

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.64 1.36 28’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), 1-0 28’ 72’ Anthony Martial (Man United), 2-0 72’ 90’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), 2-1 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.64 1.36 28’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), 1-0 Rashford 28’ 72’ Anthony Martial (Man United), 2-0 Martial 72’ 90’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), 2-1 Doucouré 90’
Man United 2.64 xGWatford 1.36 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Man United attacking 
72’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.85 xG, goal 72’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.78 xG, saved 90’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 32’ Anthony Martial (Man United), from a corner, 0.48 xG, saved 28’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 20’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 6’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 12’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 58’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 65’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 51’ Daryl Janmaat (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Jesse Lingard (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 17’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 58’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ Daryl Janmaat (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 30’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Chris Smalling (Man United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 62’ Kiko Femenía (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 47’ Adam Masina (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 25’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 72’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.85 xG, goal 72’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.78 xG, saved 90’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 32’ Anthony Martial (Man United), from a corner, 0.48 xG, saved 28’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 20’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 12’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 6’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 58’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 65’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 51’ Daryl Janmaat (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Jesse Lingard (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 17’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 58’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ Daryl Janmaat (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 52’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 30’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Kiko Femenía (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 10’ Chris Smalling (Man United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Adam Masina (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 25’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David de Gea GK900 0.000.000
Ashley Young DEF900 0.000.011
Chris Smalling DEF901 0.010.000
Phil Jones DEF900 0.000.000
Luke Shaw DEF9010 0.000.441
Paul Pogba MID901 0.010.000
Nemanja Matic MID900 0.000.000
Ander Herrera MID660 0.000.000
Juan Mata MID660 0.000.021
Marcus Rashford FWD9012 0.460.061
Anthony Martial FWD8013 2.100.011
Andreas Pereira Sub240 0.000.000
Jesse Lingard Sub241 0.060.781
Marcos Rojo Sub100 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man United win 67% Bet365 odds 1.44
Draw 21% Bet365 odds 4.75
Watford win 12% Bet365 odds 8.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.